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Earth Day Fingerplays for Toddlers

published on June 14, 2013

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Here are some suggestions for earth day fingerplays to be used with your toddler. Maybe during the earth day fingerplays you can discuss some important facts about earth day.

Earth Day fingerplays

This Land (Tune: This Land is Your Land) This land is your land This land is my land, Let's work together To make it better From tall green forests to clear blue waters This land depends on you and me!

Picking Up Trash (Tune: Pawpaw Patch) Pick up the litter and put it in our trash bag Pick up the litter and put it in our trash bag Pick up litter and put it in our trash bag And the earth will say, "I do thank you!"

This Old Earth (Tune: This old Man) This old earth Needs our help To Stay fresh and clean and green With a pick it up; pitch it in; and throw it in the can... This old earth needs a helping hand!

Worms

By Jackie Silberg

Worms, worms, Worms crawling on the ground. Worms, worms, Worms crawling all around. Fat worms, thin worms.., Wiggling, wiggling. Short worms, long worms, Squiggling, squiggling. Worms, worms, Worms crawling in the ground. Worms, worms, Worms crawling all around. If I was a wiggle, wiggle worm I would wiggle like this! [Wiggle like a worm]

Mud, Mud, Mud Is Fun

(To the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Mud, mud, mud is fun Watch us stir it up Round and round and round and round Mud is fun to make.

Mud, mud, mud is fun Listen to it squish Through our fingers, round our toes Squish is how it goes.

Bunny In The Woods (use pictures)

There was a bunny who lived in the wood. He wiggled his ears as a good bunny should(Make bunny with fingers) He hopped by a squirrel(Take one jump down your arm) He hopped by a tree(Take another jump) He hopped by a duck(Take another jump) And he hopped by me(Take another jump)